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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

Indonesian translation:

plin-plan

Added to glossary by bush2007
Oct 23, 2007 20:43
16 yrs ago
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English term

to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

English to Indonesian Social Sciences Slang
cari istilah/peribahasa yang tepat
Proposed translations (Indonesian)
4 +2 plin-plan
5 mendukung keduanya dengan satu pernyataan
3 +2 tidak memihak
4 +1 tidak jelas pendiriannya
5 mendukung dua pendapat yang berbeda

Proposed translations

+2
5 hrs
Selected

plin-plan

Kalau lebih menguntungkan ia mengikuti pendirian si "A" dan kalau lebih menguntungkan mengikuti si "B" dia ikuti pendirian si "B". Dalam proverb tsb jelas karena "hare" adalah yang diburu dan "hounds" adalah pemburunya. Jadi kalau menguntungkan dia ikut lari2 sama si kelinci dan kalau dalam kondisi lain lebih menguntungan dia ikut anjing2 memburu si kelinci.
Peer comment(s):
agree yam2u : Not being a native-speaker, I've never heard of 'plin-plan,' but your explanation sounds like you hit the nail for this question.
2 hrs
Thank you Yam2.
agree Suzan Piper : ya plin plan - to describe someone who tends to find it hard to make up their mind sounds appropriate
3 hrs
Thank you Suzan.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "makasih Yth. Bpk. Eddie"
3 mins

mendukung keduanya dengan satu pernyataan

menjawab dengan tepat
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+2
6 mins

tidak memihak

imho
Reference:

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/run+with+the+hare+and+hunt+with+the+hounds

Peer comment(s):
agree Eva Nukman
3 hrs
agree Hadiyono Jaqin
6 hrs
neutral yam2u : methinks 'tidak memihak' gives the translation a rather positive ring that I believe is absent in the English idiom.
7 hrs
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+1
5 hrs

tidak jelas pendiriannya

kadang mengiayakan opini/tingkah laku A kadang B
Reference:

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/run+with+the+hare+and+hunt+with+the+hounds

Peer comment(s):
agree yam2u : i think your answer reflects best this less than positive trait, Suzan.
2 hrs
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8 hrs

mendukung dua pendapat yang berbeda

konteks konvensionalnya dalam musyawarah.

Alasannya macam2 seperti kita memberi aggree di kudozan pada dua atau lebih answers dari peserta yang berbeda:

1. Karena ragu-ragu atau tidak tahu menempatkan persoalaan yang dihadapi ia meberi dukungan kedua belah pihak.

2. Jawaban sama bedarnya/sedikit berbeda menurut pemberi dukungan yang mungkin sangat berbeda bagi kebanyakan orang.

3. Mengacaukan rapat/musyawarah

4. Pikir kendiri dah

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Note added at 8 hrs (2007-10-24 05:32:21 GMT)
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by the way, dengan modal jawaban2 dari rekan2 di kudoz Bapak udah bisa ikutan kuis di
http://a4esl.org/q/h/dt/dt-bunnies.html moga2 menang, kalo dapat hadiah bagi2 ya
Reference:

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/16/messages/463.html

http://www.allwords.com/word-run%20with%20the%20hare%20and%20hunt%20with%20the%20hounds.html

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